Longevity starts with dual cultivation

Chapter 92 Coming out of seclusion
In the back garden where birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and clear springs and waterfalls are flowing.

By the jewel-like lake, a pure and innocent girl in a sky-blue flowing dress, with picturesque eyebrows and eyes, leaned against a stone table, staring at the lonely and distant blue sky with her clear eyes in a trance.

A few steps away, the teapot on the red clay stove had begun to sizzle, with a faint white steam coming out of the spout.

"...Sister Lan, are you hiding here alone, making tea?"

A clear and pleasant voice sounded beside my ears, and Ling Menghuan, dressed in a light blue dress, timid and gentle, walked towards me with brisk steps.

Song Xuelan turned her head and glanced at her, a faint smile appearing on her fair face:
"Young Master hasn't come out of retreat yet, and today's training is over, so I can only find something to do!
This spiritual tea was given by the young master. It tastes pretty good. Why don't you try it together?"

Ling Menghuan agreed and sat down at the stone table.

Looking at Song Xuelan's expression, Ling Menghuan hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice:

"Sister Lan, Senior Brother...shouldn't be far from building his foundation?"

Ling Menghuan has been here for quite some time, and still continues his previous habit of calling Ling Changqing "senior brother".

However, Song Xuelan had always called Ling Changqing "Young Master" and always considered herself just a maid.

Song Xuelan glanced at the girl meaningfully and said:

"Maybe, but there are some things...just keep them in your heart, don't mention them to others, especially your relatives and friends."

Ling Menghuan looked up at her in surprise: "Sister Lan, you know everything?"

Song Xuelan smiled and said, "I just saw it accidentally. Since you came here, you seem to have found a lot of excuses to visit your family and friends, right?"

"..."

Ling Menghuan couldn't help but remain silent.

Song Xuelan was right. Ever since they learned about Ling Menghuan's recent situation, many members of her family seemed to have changed their nature and would come to her every now and then.

Ling Menghuan had never seen many of them before, but now they came up to him in a roundabout way and claimed to be his relative and showed him courtesy.

Although Ling Menghuan's character is a little naive, she is not a fool. She can guess the real intentions of these people without them saying anything.

The person they really wanted to curry favor with was Ling Changqing, and she was treated as a stepping stone and a tool.

After all, with Ling Changqing's development potential, building a foundation is almost inevitable, and he also has the identity of a pill master. Every member of the Ling family needs such personal resources.

What's more, the head of the family values ​​Ling Changqing very much. As long as he can have a good relationship with him, it means that he will have the opportunity to get closer to a Jindan Zhenren in the future.

"Sister Lan, in your opinion, how should we deal with them?"

After a moment of silence, Ling Menghuan finally asked.

Her parents died when she was young, and she was raised by her uncle Ling Zifeng and her aunt. Her living environment was better than Song Xuelan's, but she was indeed lacking in social skills.

Song Xuelan smiled and said, "Isn't this simple? Just refuse to see them from now on. They can't help you in any way, so you don't need to care about their feelings!"

They are just a bunch of people who are just trying to curry favor with the powerful. Do we need to keep in touch with them? It won't be a big deal if we drive them all away.

Ling Menghuan blinked his big, clear eyes, as if thinking about something:
"Sister Lan is right. Apart from my senior brother, I really don't need to care about other people's attitudes now."

It was her senior brother who took care of her and provided her with resources for cultivation. As for those relatives and friends who had nothing to do with her, they could go wherever they wanted.

Thinking of this, Ling Menghuan breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she was annoyed by those guys' harassment. Now she could just cut off all contact with them, which would save her effort and worry.

"Next time they come looking for you, I will say that you are in seclusion and it will take at least a year or two to finish. Let's see what they can do."

Song Xuelan smiled.

Ling Menghuan nodded gently: "Very good, let's do it this way!"

At this time, the spiritual tea on the stove was ready, so Song Xuelan stood up and started to work skillfully.

"Sister Lan, you have served Senior Brother Ling for so long, what are your plans for the future?"

Taking the teacup and taking a sip, Ling Menghuan asked softly.

"What plans can you make?"

Song Xuelan smiled and said, "I only worry about three things now, serving the young master, practicing myself, and taking care of this cave temple. Other than that, nothing else has anything to do with me!" "But... you also have a family, what about them?"

Ling Menghuan asked hesitantly.

She remembered Song Xuelan's family situation. Not only were her parents still alive, but she also had two younger brothers who were now old enough to start practicing.

"Them? I send back twenty spirit stones every month, which is enough to repay my parents for their kindness in raising me!"

Song Xuelan said calmly, "As for my two younger brothers, they have to walk their own paths, I can't control anything!
Don't expect me to be a brother-supporting demon, that's impossible!"

Well, the meaning of the term "brother-supporting demon" was taught to her by the young master.

Although she had never experienced it, Song Xuelan had heard of such stories when she worked at the Ling family bank.

A Jurchen disciple of a certain sect had the attribute of supporting his brother, and as a result, his good-for-nothing brother endlessly sucked his blood and drained all his resources, even severely hampering his own progress in cultivation.

In the end, the female disciple who possessed earth-grade spiritual roots stopped at the late stage of foundation building and had no chance of reaching the golden elixir realm.

Even so, her relatives were still dissatisfied and blamed her harshly, with all kinds of ugly faces that were unbearable to look at.

Song Xuelan doesn't want to end up like that in the future. If her relatives are not in a clear mind, the worst that can happen is that she will cut off all contact with them.

Ling Menghuan sighed, with a hint of envy in his tone:
"Sister Lan, your character... is indeed clear and transparent, much better than mine! Perhaps in the future, your achievements in the Tao will be higher than mine?"

Song Xuelan smiled and looked her up and down:
"Don't say that. As long as you understand it clearly, you don't need to think too much about other things except your own great cause. It will naturally..."

"What are you two talking about?"

A gentle and peaceful voice came without warning.

The two girls turned their heads in surprise, and saw a beautiful young man in purple clothes with a handsome appearance and eyes as bright as lacquer appear in front of them with a gentle smile.

"Sir, are you out of seclusion?"

Song Xuelan stood up with a look of surprise, and without hesitation threw herself over to Ling Changqing, hugged his waist, and rubbed his plump body against him.

Ling Menghuan blushed and timidly stood up and greeted:

"Brother Ling, is the retreat over?"

Ling Changqing responded and said softly:

"Have you reached the fifth level of Qi training? Have you recovered from your injuries? You look much more muscular than before."

Compared to the thin and frail girl when she just came over, the girl in front of him looked full of energy, with bright and lively eyes, and her body had become much fuller.

"Well, it's all because the conditions here are good enough!"

Ling Menghuan's face turned slightly red as she spoke shyly and timidly.

There is no shortage of medicinal resources, and the cave temple is full of spiritual energy. He is fed with good food and drink every day, as well as precious spiritual rice and spiritual beast meat. Keeping his body in good shape is an expected result.

Ling Changqing nodded, talked for a while, and then left with Song Xuelan.

"...Sir, what are you going to do later?"

Song Xuelan's face blushed and she said while holding Ling Changqing's arm.

After being together for a long time, she was naturally familiar with Ling Changqing's habits. After being in seclusion for such a long time, he must be quite angry and he should vent it as soon as possible.

Ling Changqing said: "I have to go to the head of the family to take a look. I haven't been there for several months. I don't know what's going on there."

Since he was in seclusion and unable to come out, Ling Qiyue and Tang Qiuyao probably missed him terribly.

"All right……"

Song Xuelan's smile froze, and she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed: "Then how about I help you take a bath first? And massage your legs to relax you!"

Ling Changqing still shook his head: "There's no rush for this, let's talk about it when I come back!"

(End of this chapter)